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The Scythe is actually my biggest aircraft, and I have lots and lots of power to spare on the 2s nanotech 850's and rewound 2730 motor. That's because I'm turning an 8" prop with ample traction. I figure I could add another 50-100g to this thing and it'll fly just fine. And it'll fit into a medium-sized backpack no problem.

EPP takes a lickin'

I love showing off the crashworthiness of these EPP wings. I was flying with a couple of FBs last week and they watched me fly the Scythe in a rather aggressive fashion. One high speed low pass ended up being too low, and the little wing bounced about 6 feet in the air. I could see both of them wince. Thanks to the prop saver I only had to reseat the prop and give it a quick control check before I threw it back in the air for some more craziness.

I'll be finishing up my scythe tonight, and I made it where a 7x6 prop will just barely fit. Will that actually give me more speed than if I cut a prop down to 5x6? Is it worth messing with it that big? I'll be flying the 2812 rewound like we do on the assassins, which gives us about 80 mph on a 7x6.

I have several of these 2730's... They are lightweight, excellent motors that are very easy to rewind. There's a thread devoted to this motor with some serious rewinders contributing and all kinds of data on different configurations.

The 3000kv version is wound dLRK, which is a quieter motor with better throttle resolution than the other ABC-wound versions. I'd go with that one and rewind if you don't like the kv rating.

I have several of these 2730's... They are lightweight, excellent motors that are very easy to rewind. There's a thread devoted to this motor with some serious rewinders contributing and all kinds of data on different configurations.

The 3000kv version is wound dLRK, which is a quieter motor with better throttle resolution than the other ABC-wound versions. I'd go with that one and rewind if you don't like the kv rating.

Thanks, Eric. Just starting to explore the world of rewinding. I'll have to look for that thread.

So I maidened my Scythe today. I've built a few of Lee's wings, and I can tell you, the scythe is the most fun one so far! I put a 9-wind 2812 on it pulling 300+ watts with a 7x6 prop and I can't think of a good word to describe the incredible acceleration. "Stupid fast" perhaps. I'm not sure it's the best of the CTH wings, but I had a ton of fun with it today.